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New Art West Midlands

Julia Bell

Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 9:53AM

2012 © Herdi Ali Boy

Turning Point West Midlands is pleased to announce the launch of New Art West Midlands (NAWM) is a new platform to showcase work by selected art graduates and is a partnership between TPWM, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, The Barber Institute, Grand Union, and Birmingham City University, Coventry University, Staffordshire University, University of Wolverhampton and University of Worcester.

The exhibition takes place across 3 venues:

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery - 15 February - 19 May 2013
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham - 8 March - 19 May 2013
Grand Union, Birmingham - 15 February – 16 March 2013

NAWM is a major development for the TPWM network, providing a significant opportunity for artists to show work across these reputable institutions at a crucial time in their development.

A catalogue has been produced to accompany the exhibition and includes essays by independent curator Rachel Bradley and Lisa Beauchamp, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, and by the three selectors, Lynda Morris, Jeremy Millar, and Keith Piper.

Information on other TPWM Projects can be found at:

http://www.tpwestmidlands.org.uk/projects

Applications open for YVAN Cultural Entrepreneur Programme (CEP)

Steve Manthorp

Monday, February 4, 2013 at 4:32PM

Munro House, Leeds - the sort of creative enterprise the CEP is intended to encourage.

Do you live or work in the Yorkshire and Humber region? Are you interested or active in contemporary visual arts? Have you got a great business idea that could contribute to the region’s visual arts market? Do you consider yourself as a budding cultural entrepreneur?

If you answered yes to all these questions then you may be just the person we’re looking for to take part in the pilot Cultural Entrepreneur Programme from March – December 2013.

The Yorkshire and Humber Visual Arts Network (YVAN) is looking to recruit 6 Cultural Entrepreneurs with ambitious and innovative ideas that have the potential to become new business activities that will generate revenue in the contemporary visual arts sector.

If you are interested in applying for this exceptional opportunity, please download the application form as a Word document HERE or a PDF HERE. Alternatively, contact Project Manager Andrew Palmer on [email protected] or telephone 07913 397541 to request further information.

The deadline for submissions is Friday 1 March, 12 noon.

YVAN is working with partners including Arts Council England and the Contemporary Art Society (CAS) on the development and delivery of this programme, as part of the CAS national visual arts market development plan.

Radar Love - Including Young People

Amanda King

Monday, February 4, 2013 at 1:08PM

We are delighted to announce a programme of consultative events, organised by CVAN South East, as part of our new initiative – RADAR, supported by Artswork South East Bridge as part of its investment in Networks.

RADAR is a programme of research and activity that aims to enhance and develop cultural opportunites for children and young people in the South East by working in partnership with its key visual arts orgaisations.

Our first RADAR event entitled "Listening To Young People' will take place at Milton Keynes Gallery on Thursday 7th February 12.30 and will be hosted by specialists from the gallery and young people from Lost & Found, MK Gallery’s youth forum. Bringing together a range of expertise we will ask how the visual arts sector can be better orientated towards young people ? The event will be followed by the preview of an exhibition by Lost and Found (see picture).

Places are free but limited and can be booked via Eventbrite.